“Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little attention paid to women leaders over the years as well as why the styles of leading more often exhibited by women are particularly useful at this critical moment in history.” YearsWellsLittlesHas BeensImportantMomentsAsksAttentionLeaderStyleFemalePaidCriticalRight QuestionsWoman LeaderCritical MomentsLeadership Style Author:Charlotte Bunch
“In drawing attention to the physical characteristics of women leaders, they can be dismissed as either too pretty or too ugly. The net effect is to prevent women's identification with the issues. If the public women is stigmatized as too 'pretty,' she's a threat, a rival--or simply not serious; if derided as too 'ugly,' one risks tarring oneself with the same brush by identifying oneself with her agenda.” IfsAttentionLeaderIssuesRiskEffectsSeriousThreatOneselfUglyDrawingCharacteristicsAgendasBrushesRivalsIdentificationIdentifyingWoman LeaderDrawing Attention Author:Naomi Wolf
“I am struck by how many leading women... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders.” TodayGirlStrongLeaderOrganizationStrong WomenWoman LeaderGirl Scout Author:Christine Todd Whitman
“We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few female leaders that we have today lead their countries under the pressure of difficult political and economic circumstances. They all posses strong personalities and have real political influence on the domestic and international scene.” IfsWorldLooksRealCountryTodayPoliticalStrongDifficultLeaderInfluenceEconomicExamplePersonalityCircumstancesSceneFemalePressureInternationalCurrentsPosseStrong PersonWoman LeaderFemale LeadersStrong PersonalityPolitical Influence Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“During conflicts and tense situations, women often work in a more collaborative way, include a larger variety of viewpoints, and function more frequently outside traditional hierarchical means. Women leaders often take a consolidated and reconciliatory position in the society.” WayMeanSituationLeaderPositionConflictFunctionTraditionalVarietyTenseViewpointsWoman Leader Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.” ShouldLeaderPerfectionStriveAuthenticityPowerful WomenTrue LeaderTrue LeadershipWoman LeaderWomen Leadership Book:Lean In for Graduates Source: Lean In for Graduates